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Definition of apparatchik noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

apparatchik

noun
 
/ˌæpəˈrætʃɪk/
 
/ˌɑːpəˈrɑːtʃɪk/
(from Russian, disapproving or humorous)
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  1. an official in a large political organization
    • party apparatchiks
    Word Origin1940s: from Russian, from apparat, from German, literally ‘apparatus’.
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